In The Cucina With Seamas

I changed up this morning's breakfast from yesterday by toasting the ciabatta bread, making the eggs sunny side up, and not putting salsa on it. Also spiced it with black pepper, and garlic. It was the better tasting breakfast, I think it was the lack of salsa today that let all the flavors through.

I would have never thought of adding avocados to breakfast, and I'm grateful for the interweb showing me a new way to enjoy breakfast.

Emergency Repair Procedure Number One

While I didn't kick it, I did reboot my Kindle Fire this afternoon. The trouble started last night, I was eager to watch The Wolf of Wall Street but the Netflix app kept giving me a No Data, Retry message. I signed out and back in, with the same result.

Next I tried shutting down the Kindle, but after powering up I was still couldn't get past the message. At this point I checked my iPod Touch to see if it was an issue with the Netflix servers. There I was able to log in without an issue, but I didn't feel like watching a 3 hour movie on it's tiny screen.

I decided to remove the Netflix app from the Kindle to re-install it, and I ran into another problem. The Kindle App Store couldn't find it! I decided to try Netflix on the Kindle's web, and after checking 'yes, keep loading' despite the security warnings, it couldn't load the movie.

At this point I decided to shut it off, and reset the device today. I watched the movie on my Google Chromebook. It was a bit of balancing act since I didn't want to cover the air vents while I watched the movie. I'm not sure how much battery power was at the beginning of the movie, however after 3 hours it was at 54 percent.

The Wolf of Wall Street was good, while Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill were great in their roles. It was more about the debauchery and not about how he ripped people off.

In the Cucina With Seamas

While it's not exactly like the recipe, it was delicious. I'm proud that I was efficient as I made it.

First I turned my oven on, and set the temperature to 450 degrees to soften the ciabatta bread. Next time I use this trick, I wont tuck the paper towels under the bread since they stuck to it.

As the oven warmed up, I made the guacamole. The avocados I bought from Trader Joe's this past Wednesday were ripe from being in a paper bag. Once they were done, I got the coffee going then put the loaf of ciabatta in the oven.

Next were the eggs which I made scrambled, when I put them back on the heat I'd check the bread's progress. I got the goat cheese out of the refrigerator, the salsa out of the cupboard, and my plate.

The coffee was done, the bread soft, and the eggs were ready. I was worried about leaving them on the stove top, even with the heat off, so I quickly cut the bread. I spread the guacamole, then the salsa. I was pleasantly surprised that the eggs were still moist as I put them. A dash of goat cheese and I put the plate in the warm oven while I made my coffee.

As I bit into it, I reminded myself to eat slowly and enjoy it. It was tough to do because it was tasty. I should have put the second piece on a small plate in the oven to keep it warm as I ate the first.

I Couldn't Wait Till Sunday

Seeing this breakfast on my friend's tumblr inspired me to make it. I went to Trader Joe's today, bought the avocados, a loaf of ciabatta bread, eggs and goat cheese. Instead of a tomato I'm going to use chipolte salsa. The avocados are ripening in a paper bag, and I'm hoping they'll be ready for Saturday morning.

I'm deciding between scrambled eggs per Gordon Ramsay's method or sunny side up as the recipe calls for. The scrambled eggs can be spread across the guacamole and salsa so all three flavors can blend on each bite.

Don't Mess With My Coffee

While sitting at my computer this morning, with my fourth cup of coffee, I kept hearing this odd hissing noise. At first I thought it was my radiator because I closed the valve, but as I stood next to it, the sound came from the kitchen.

My neighbor and I share a wall, so I waited to hear if it was them making it. That’s when I heard it coming from my Farberware percolator. Turns out, there was a bit of coffee in the reservoir at the bottom and the ‘keep warm’ temperature was too high for it. As I unplugged it, I hoped the thermostat wasn’t acting up again. The percolator had fixed itself after brewing the coffee weaker.

Prior to making this morning’s batch, I gave my bean grinder a cleaning, because it’s been louder. I thought a bean had gotten stuck under the blades or in the column. After wiping it down, I saw that one blade tip broke off. It still grinds the beans so I shouldn’t have to replace it anytime soon, just a few more seconds holding down the button.

Now I'm concerned with how the percolator will work tomorrow morning.

Patience Is It's Own Reward And Money Is Nice Too

I'm finally eligible for Ad Sense on my blogger. I filled out the application and await their reply. If I'm expecting to earn a decent amount of money, then I'll need to write more.

Puddle Deep Thought

Something I like to do when reading a self help book is to use notebook paper as a bookmark so I can write down the more motivational passages. A few pages into 'The Obstacle is the Way' by Ryan Holiday and I wrote down 5 from the preface alone. I particularly liked;

Don't lool at it as an obstacle, but as an opportunity to practice a virtue: patience, courage, humility, resourcefulness, reason, justice, and creativity.

You're Never Too Old

You’re never too old for LEGO.

You’re never too old to stop imagining being a child with a cool treehouse and giant robot friend.